New Campaign: Athelos Darkening

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:00 am

You make your way into the cave entrance, with the larger members having to squeeze through.

What's your marching order?

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:26 am

Beardthar nods approvingly at Tim-tim

Beardthar wrote:I like this "Make the mule go first" plan of yours

Post by **Mogri** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:28 am

Holy Saint Akbar al-Akbar volunteers to take point.

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:43 am

Peanut sticks to the back as usual, possibly in front of Tim-Tim.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Thu May 10, 2012 7:11 am

I'll follow behind Akbar.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Thu May 10, 2012 2:22 pm

Beardthar steps aside to let Akbar push past. He feels pretty safe with both the Mule and the Paladin in the lead.

Beardthar keeps looking around, trying to spot anything interesting as they go in. His long devotion to the Trees and Birds and Stars of Druidic discipline have not dulled his childhood love of limestone and mineral strata, so his eyes are gleaming with delight at going underground.

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Fri May 11, 2012 1:24 am

You march into the cave. The inside is rather damp, and there are many different types of moss and fungi all over the walls and the floor.

Not far from the entrance, perhaps 30 feet or so, you come to a fork. The one to the left is on a slightly downwards slope and is much smaller than the path to the right. The path to the right goes upwards slightly.

Akbar: 14 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 16 Success
Beardthar: 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 Fail
Peanut: 8 + 5 + 1 = 14 Success
Spittle: 11 + 0 + 0 = 11 Fail
Tim-Tim: 17 + 0 + 3 = 20 Success

In between the two paths, perhaps five feet up from the ground, is a small crack. It seems big enough for a kobold (or other Small creature) to fit through. No where big enough for a man to enter though.

Consulting your map, you see no indication of the path to the left.

Knowledge (Architecture and engineering) (1d20 + Ranks + INT)

Akbar: 5 + 0 + -1 = 4 Fail
Beardthar: 17 + 0 + 1 + 2 = 20 Success
Peanut: 8 + 0 + 2 = 10 Fail
Spittle: 16 + 0 + 1 = 17 Fail
Tim-Tim: 19 + 0 + 1 = 20 Success

It would seem that the path to the left was not originally a path. By the looks of the rock, you guess it was a wall that was knocked out to gain access to the downwards path, wherever that may lead.

Either way, you'll need some light source to continue, as whatever light was available from the cave entrance is quickly fading with the setting sun.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:51 am

Tim-Tim casts light on his magic dagger, and hold it up to shine the way.

Let's just keep going and ignore that unexpected path, we're not here to root out kobolds in their den.

Then Tim-Tim shoves the mule down the path to the right.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:10 pm

Beardthar wrote:I agree. The right fork is better. I'll bet that left path was dug out by the same clumsy hands that walled up around the entrance. Those poor stones! Kobolds have no finesse!

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Sat May 12, 2012 1:08 am

Peanut chuckles, "I got my fill at the colloseum." And continues onward.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Sat May 12, 2012 2:58 am

Those were goblins.

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Sat May 12, 2012 3:32 am

"Goblins, Kobolds, they're the same to me!"

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Sun May 13, 2012 6:39 am

You continue down the path to the right in the same marching order as before. The path opens into a large-ish area, perhaps 35 feet by 25 feet. A single pillar stands to the north east.

Listen (1d20 + Ranks + WIS)

Akbar: 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 4 Fail
Beardthar: 20 + 0 + 3 = 23 Success
Peanut: 18 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 25 Success
Spittle: 8 + 0 + 0 = 8 Fail
Tim-Tim: 12 + 0 + 3 + 2 = 17 Success

In the distance, you can hear the dripping of water. Also, you're not sure, but you think you heard the sound of small feet moving away quickly.

The passage continues north, but there is a side passage to the west. The eastern passage is on your map, but according to it, the passage only exits to a small cave.

Spot (1d20 + Ranks + WIS)

Akbar: 13 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 15 Fail
Beardthar: 8 + 5 + 3 = 16 Fail
Peanut: 4 + 5 + 1 = 10 Fail
Spittle: 20 + 0 + 0 = 20 Success
Tim-Tim: 3 + 0 + 3 = 6 Fail

Out of the corner of your eye, you see a couple of shapes quickly duck down out of sight in the eastern passage.

The passage to the north is the way to go, but the map does say it will be a rather long trek, full of twists and turns. Considering that these caves might be infested with kobolds, it's probably going to be full of traps.

Spot (1d20 + Ranks + WIS)

Akbar: 10 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 12 Fail
Beardthar: 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 Fail
Peanut: 18 + 5 + 1 = 24 Success
Spittle: 14 + 0 + 0 = 14 Fail
Tim-Tim: 20 + 0 + 3 = 23 Success

As you look to the north, you see a small creature dash quickly away. It looked like a kobold or possibly a goblin.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:20 am

Spittle gestures down the eastern passage with his weapon, rather startled to finally notice something in the gloom.

Spittle gently says.. wrote:Something's back there watching us..

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Sun May 13, 2012 7:32 am

Tim-Tim wrote:There seem to be some up ahead of us too. It seems they're a bit afraid of us. Let's hope they're afraid enough to keep their distance for our whole travel through this cave. I doubt they will though.